An Attempt to Model the Human Body as a Communication Channel

Wegmueller, Marc Simon; Kühn, Andrea A.; Froehlich, Johannes M.; Oberle, Michael; Felber, N.; Kuster, Niels; Fichtner, W.

doi:10.1109/tbme.2007.893498

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“…This assures safety and could further provide significant insight into human body composition since changes in the signal amplitude and phase are dependent on the changes in the medium through which the signals propagate and the electrodes and method through which they were connected. From this, other models emerged involving both electrical circuit [44,45] and finite element methods [46,47]. NB PHY include multiple frequencies of 402-405 MHz for implantable devices, 863-956 MHz for wearable applications, and 2360-2400 MHz for medical applications.…”

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confidence: 99%

A Review on Opportunities To Assess Hydration in Wireless Body Area Networks

Asogwa

Lai

2017

Electronics

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Abstract:The study of human body hydration is increasingly leading to new practical applications, including online assessment techniques for whole body water level and novel techniques for real time assessment methods as well as characterization for fitness and exercise performance. In this review, we will discuss the different techniques for assessing hydration from electrical properties of tissues and their components and the biological relations between tissues. This will be done mainly in the context of engineering while highlighting some applications in medicine, mobile health and sports.

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Section: Human Body As a Transmission Channelmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Review on Opportunities To Assess Hydration in Wireless Body Area Networks

Asogwa

Lai

2017

Electronics

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“…The IEEE 802.15.6 standard [1] was released in 2012 to regulate short-range wireless communications inside or in the vicinity of the human body that are classified as narrow band (NB) communications, ultra-wide band communications (UWB) and human-body communications (HBC) [22], [23]. The frequency bands and channel bandwidths (BW) allocated for these communication methods are summarized in Table I.…”

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In Vivo Communications: Steps Toward the Next Generation of Implantable Devices

Demir

Ankarali

Abbasi

et al. 2016

IEEE Veh. Technol. Mag.

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Abstract-In vivo wireless medical devices have the potential to play a vital role in future healthcare technologies by improving the quality of human life. In order to fully exploit the capabilities of such devices, it is necessary to characterize and model the in vivo wireless communication channel. This model will have a significant role in improving the communications performance of embedded medical devices in terms of power and spectral efficiency. In this paper, the state of the art in this field is presented to provide a comprehensive understanding of current models, considering various communication methods, operational frequencies, and antenna design. Finally, open research areas are discussed for the future studies.Index Terms-In vivo channel characterization, in/on-body communication, wireless body area networks (WBAN), wireless implantable medical devices.

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“…The RX there are also two electrodes attached to the body and stimulates current results in a differential signal between these two electrodes and are detected by them. This approach makes use of the dielectric characteristics of human tissue, therefore the flow of ions within the human body [18] is the carrier of information and human body acts as a special kind of transmission line. …”

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A Literature Review of the Human Body as a Communication Medium using RedTacton

Perwej¹

2016

CAE

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At present many technologies for networking are known and are in use. These technologies connect people, objects and other networks together so as to dispense data and thus make information ready for access. In the world of computers, networking is the practice of linking two or more computing devices together for the purpose of dispensing data. In this paper, we introduce novel networking technology called RedTacton was announced by NTT labs from Japan in 2005, which makes use of human body surface as communication medium when exchanging data among people, objects and networks. The RedTacton takes a different technical viewpoint. Instead of relying on electromagnetic waves or light waves to carry data, RedTacton uses feeble electric fields on the surface of the body as a transmission medium. Electricfield communication is dissimilar from orthodox wireless or infrared communication which simply does not rely on electromagnetic or light wave to transmit data because it uses the electric field procreate on the surface of the human body. This is mainly developed to conquer an interposing of unwanted signal in intensive places has become a major issue and the better solution to this can be, a human body functioning as non-stop transmitter and receiver. The RedTacton communication is possible using any body surfaces, such as the hands, fingers, arms, feet, face, legs or toes. Red Tacton can be used in any media including water, glass, wood, shoes and clothing as well etc. The electric field/Photonics method employed by Red Tacton is preferable to conventional methods in terms of communication distance, speed, and interactivity. In this paper, I will discuss about RedTacton, and it's working states, body coupled communications, transceiver and applications of RedTacton in various fields.

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An Attempt to Model the Human Body as a Communication Channel

Cited by 185 publications

References 15 publications

A Review on Opportunities To Assess Hydration in Wireless Body Area Networks

A Review on Opportunities To Assess Hydration in Wireless Body Area Networks

In Vivo Communications: Steps Toward the Next Generation of Implantable Devices

A Literature Review of the Human Body as a Communication Medium using RedTacton

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